Varaha Purana 123.7: Adhyaya 123, Shloka 7

The Greatness of Fragrant Flowers and Leaves: Prabodhinī (Awakening) Observances and Seasonal Rites

Devanagari script

गते मेघागमे काले प्रसन्नशरदाशये॥ अम्बरे विमले जाते विमले शशिमण्डले॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 123.7

Transliteration

gate meghāgame kāle prasannaśaradāśaye || ambare vimale jāte vimale śaśimaṇḍale

Translation

മേഘാഗമകാലം കഴിഞ്ഞ് ശരദ്കാലം പ്രസന്നമായപ്പോൾ, ആകാശം നിർമലമായി, ചന്ദ്രമണ്ഡലം ശുദ്ധമായി പ്രകാശിച്ചപ്പോൾ—

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Word by Word

• gate: when (it) had passed
• gate: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु) → gata (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kridanta; past participle (क्त); Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; Neuter/Masculine by agreement; used as locative absolute with 'kāle'

• megha-āgame: in the coming of clouds (monsoon)
• megha-āgame: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: megha + āgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'meghānām āgamaḥ' (coming of clouds/monsoon)

• kāle: in the time/season
• kāle: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; with 'gate' forms locative absolute

• prasanna-śarad-āśaye: when clear autumn had set in
• prasanna-śarad-āśaye: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna + śarad + āśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'prasannāyāḥ śaradaḥ āśayaḥ' (abode/condition of clear autumn)

• ambare: in the sky
• ambare: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ambara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular

• vimale: clear, spotless
• vimale: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; qualifying 'ambare'

• jāte: when (it) had become/appeared
• jāte: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) → jāta (कृदन्त)
• Form: Kridanta; past participle (क्त); Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; used in locative absolute with 'śaśimaṇḍale'

• vimale: clear, pure
• vimale: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vimala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; qualifying 'śaśimaṇḍale'

• śaśi-maṇḍale: in the moon’s orb
• śaśi-maṇḍale: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśin + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; tatpuruṣa: 'śaśinaḥ maṇḍalam' (disk of the moon)

Speaker

Varāha (continuing discourse; descriptive setting)

Varaha Avatara Context

Varaha Avatara Context: {"is_varaha_focus":true}

Bhu Devi Dialogue

Bhu Devi Dialogue: {"is_dialogue":false}

Mathura Mandala

Mathura Mandala: {"is_mathura_related":false}

Dharma Shastra

Dharma Shastra: {"has_dharma_rule":false}

Vrata Mahatmya

Vrata Mahatmya: {"has_vrata":false}

Cosmic Boar Symbolism

Cosmic Boar Symbolism: {"has_symbolism":false}

Philosophical Teaching

Philosophical Teaching: {"has_teaching":true,"teaching_type":"sattva-oriented framing through nature (ṛtu as inner clarity)","core_concept":"As the sky clears after rains, the mind too becomes fit for dharma and mokṣa-instruction—outer purity mirrors inner purification.","practical_application":"Choose clear, calm periods (literal and mental) for vows, worship, and study; cultivate inner ‘vimala’ through restraint and attention."}

Subject Matter

Subject Matter: ["Ecology","Seasonal Cycles","Sacred Geography (setting)"]

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: śānta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Geographic Context

Type: seasonal landscape (ṛtu-varṇana)

Cross References

Related Themes: Varāha Purāṇa: seasonal framing around vrata-vidhi in the same adhyāya

Visual Art Cues

Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A post-monsoon autumn sky: clouds gone, clear firmament, bright pure moon rising in a spotless expanse.","item_prompts":["clear sky (vimala ambara)","bright full/near-full moon (vimala śaśimaṇḍala)","retreating monsoon clouds at horizon","cool autumn light over quiet waters or fields"],"kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style landscape vignette: stylized moon with radiant halo, deep indigo sky, minimal clouds; decorative borders suggesting seasonal auspiciousness.","tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore style: moon rendered with gold embossing, luminous sky backdrop, ornamental frame; emphasis on purity and radiance.","mysore_prompt":"Mysore style: soft gradient night-sky, delicate moon glow, restrained palette; serene atmosphere.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari style: crisp Himalayan-like clarity, pale moonlight, thin cloud traces; poetic minimalism with cool tones."}

Audio Atmosphere

Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"tranquil, descriptive, luminous","suggested_raga":"Puriya Dhanashree (evening clarity)","pace":"slow","voice_tone":"soft, चित्रात्मक (pictorial), lingering on ‘vimale’ repetitions"}

Tags

• Classical Literature
• Purāṇic Nature Description
• Ecological Imagery

FAQs

What is the historical significance of this verse?

Seasonal markers function as traditional calendrical cues in Purāṇic narration, anchoring ritual timing and cultural memory in observable environmental cycles.

Which geographic location is identified?

No specific place-name is provided; the verse describes a broadly recognizable North Indian seasonal landscape (post-monsoon autumn clarity).

What is the primary ethical instruction?

Implicitly, it aligns practice and teaching with appropriate timing and attentiveness to natural cycles—an ecological sensitivity embedded in narrative setting.